¹ Awe kwashelefye inshiku shibili panuma yaca kucilila nemikate iishatutumuka. Bashimapepo nabakalemba balefwaya umwakumwikatila Yesu nokumwipaya. ² Nelyo balelanda, ''Temunshita yacakucilila, pakutila abafimfulunganya tabemine mubantu.'' ³ Elyo Yesu ali mu Betani mung'anda yakwa Simoni uwa fibashi, nelyo aletusha pacintamba, nomukashana aishile kuli ena nakwata namafuta yamutengo, ayacena cisuma. Atobele inyambi nokumwitila amafuta pamutwe. ⁴ Lelo kwali bamo mulibena abafulilwe. Balilanshenye umo nomubiye mulandu nshi waonawila ifi? ⁵ Naya mafuta yacena cisuma kuti yashitishiwa pamutengo wakutila pa myanda itatu, kabili nokupela kuba pina.'' Kabili balimwikete. ⁶ Lelo Yesu alandile, ''Mulekeni eka. Ninshi mulemushupila? Nacita icintu icisuma sana kuli ine. ⁷ Ababusu mukaba nabena lyonse, kabili nelyo lyonse mwafwaya ukutita ifisuma kuli bena, lelo tamwakabe naine. ⁸ Nacita efyo alingile ukucita: ansubila limo umubili mukunshika. ⁹ Ndemweba icine cine nati, uko konse ukoimbila nsuma yabilwa mucalo conse, efyo umwanakashi acita fikalalalwandwapo, mukumwibukisha.'' ¹⁰ Elyo Yuda Iscariot, umo pabekumi limo nababili, aile kuli bashimapepo bakalamba mukucila bengamupela kuli bena. ¹¹ Nelyo bashimapepo mukalamba bacumfwile, balitemenwe nokumulaya ukumupela impiya. Atampile ukufwaya inshita eyo engamupelelamo kuli bena. ¹² Mubushiku ubwakubalilapa ubwamikate ishishatutumuka, nelyo bapele icelemboa icakucilila, abasambi balandile kuli ena, "Nikwisa ulefyaya ifwe tuye mukupekanya pakutila ulye icakulya cakucilila?" ¹³ Atumineko nabasambi bakwe babili nokulanda kulibena, ''Kabiyeni mumusumba,mulekunya umwaume nasenda umutondo wamenshi, mumukoke. ¹⁴ Elyo aleingila mung'anda, mumukoke nokulanda kuli bashimucindikwa bamung'anda, 'Kafundisha alandile, ''Umuputule wandi nemwine ulikwi ekondelila icakucilila nabasambi bandi?" ¹⁵ Aleyamilange umuputule uuuukalamba,uwapamulu uuuupekanishiwe.mutupekanishisheko ukokwine." ¹⁶ Nabasambi bafumine nokulya mumusumba. Basangile nafyonse ifyo abebele, eico bapekanya necakulya cakucilila. ¹⁷ Elyo cali icungulo, aishile nabo kumilimo nababili. ¹⁸ Elyo baikala petebulo, Yesu alandile, ''Icinecine nalanda kuli imwe nati, umo muli imwe ulensenuka." ¹⁹ Nabonse bali ababulanda, kabili umo naumo balandile kuli ena, "Mucishinka teine?'' ²⁰ Yesu ayaswike nokulanda kuli bena ati, ''Emwali umo mube kumi limo nababili, na uyu alelya icakulya naine. ²¹ Nomwana wamuntu akaya ngefyo calembelwe pali ena lelo akalanda kuli uyo ulesenuka umwana wamuntu! Ngacali weme ngatafyelwe.'' ²² Elo balelya, Yesu asendele umukate, nokuupala, kabili nokuuputula. Aupele kuli bena no kulanda, ''Sendeni ifi. Uyu mubili wandi.'' ²³ Abulile ulukombo, nokutotela, kabili nokuupela, kuli bena, nabonse balinwinemo. ²⁴ Alandile kulibena, ''Uyu mulopa wandi uwacipangano, umulopa uwasuminwe Pabengi. ²⁵ Icinecine nalanda nati, nshakanwe nakabili kuli ici cisabo mpaka ubufumu ubwakwa lesa ubupya ubwamumulu bukese.'' ²⁶ Elyo baimbile ulwimbo, baile kulupili lwa miolifa. ²⁷ Yesu alandile kuli bena, ''Bonse mukabutuka, ngefyo calembwa, 'Nkoma kacema nempanga shikasalangana.' ²⁸ Lelo elyo nkemishiwa, nkaya kuntashi yaimwe mu musumba wa bena Galileya.'' ²⁹ Petelo alandile kuli ena, ''Nangula bonse bakabutuke, ine nshakamibutuke.'' ³⁰ Yesu amwaswike ati, ''Icine cine nalanda kuli iwe nati, ubushiku bwalelo ulenkana imiku itatu elo mukolwe wabubili talalila.'' ³¹ Lelo Petelo apatikishe, ''Ngakuti nafwa na imwe, nshakakukane.'' Nabonse bapangile ubulayo bumo bwine. ³² Baishile kuncende ya Getisemani, na Yesu alandile kubasambi bakwe, ''Ikaleni apa elyo ndepepa.'' ³³ Asendele Petelo, Yakobo, na Yoani naena kabili atendeke ukulanguluka nokusakamikwa cibi. ³⁴ Alandile kuli bena, ''Umutima wandi nausakamikwa, ukufikafye nakukufwa. Ikaleni pano nokwiluka.'' ³⁵ Ilyo aile akatalamukila, Yesu aponene panshi, kabili apepele ati ngacingaba icayanguka lekeni iyi inshita ipite pali ine. ³⁶ Alandile, ''Abba, tata, ifintu fyonse fyalyanguka kuli imwe. Funya ulukombo pali ine. Lelo tebufwayo bwandi, lelo bwenu.'' ³⁷ Abwelele nokubasanga nabalala, kabili balandile kuli Petelo, ''Simoni, naulala? Teti ulole pansa imo? ³⁸ Loleni nokupepa pakuti mwiponena mumatunko. Nomupashi icine cine nawiipelesha, lelo umubili naunaka.'' ³⁹ Nakabili aile mukupepa, kabili abomfeshe amashiwi yamo yene. ⁴⁰ Elo abwelele nakabili abasangile nabalala, pantu amenso yabo yalifinine kabili tabaishibe ifyakulanda ukuli ena. ⁴¹ Abwelele umuku walenga butatu nokulanda kuli bena, ''Mucili namulala nokutusha? Cacilamo! Inshita naifika. Moneni! Umwana wamuntu nafutukilwa muminwe yaba masambi. ⁴² Imeni; tuleyeni. Moneni, uyo uule ⁴³ Elyo acili alelanda, Yudasi, umo pabekumi nababili, afikile, kabili nebumba ilikalamba lyali na ena na impanga ne nkonto, ukufuma kuli bashi mapepo mukalamba, bakalemba naba kalamba. ⁴⁴ Nomba uwale mufutuka abapele icilangililo nokulanda ati, ''Uyo ndeyatomona euyo wine. Mumwikate nokumucingilila pakumusenda.'' ⁴⁵ Elyo Yudasi afikile, apopeneaishile kuli Yesu nokutila ati, ''Mwekasambilisha,'' nokumutomona. ⁴⁶ Kabili babikile amaboko pali ena nokumusenda. ⁴⁷ Naumo muli bene uwaiminine afunishe ulupanga nokuputula umubomfi waba shimapepo mukalamba ukutwi kwakwe. ⁴⁸ Yesu alandile kuli bena, ''Mwishile ngabeshile mukwikata kabolala, nempanga nenkonto mukunjikata? ⁴⁹ Inshiku shonse naleba naimwe nokufunda naimwe mwitempele, tamwandikete. Leelo ifyalembwa mumalembo fili nokufikilishiwa.'' ⁵⁰ Abo bonse abali na Yesu balimushile nokumubutuka. ⁵¹ Umulumendo, uwaikubile insalu, alekonka Yesu. ⁵² Elyo bamusendele ashile insalu nokubutuka ubwamba. ⁵³ Bamutwele Yesu kuli bashi mapepo mukalamba. Balikolongene pamo bashi mapepo, abakalamba. na bakalemba. ⁵⁴ Nomba Petelo alemukonka patali patali, ukufuma kuncende yakwa shimapepo mukalamba. Aikele pali bamalonda, abaleonta umulilo. ⁵⁵ Nomba bashi mapepo bakalamba nabacilolo ba ba Yuda balefwaya ubunte bwabufipali Yesu pakuti bakamwipaye. Lelo tabasangile nelyo kamo. ⁵⁶ Abengi baletele ubunte bwabufi pali ena, lelo ubunte bwabo tabwasuminishiwe. ⁵⁷ Bambi baimine nokuleta ubute bwabufipali ena; nokulanda ati, ⁵⁸ ''Twamumfwile alelanda ati, 'Nkonaula ilitempele ilyapangwa neminwe yabantu, kabili na munshiku shitatu nkapanga nalimbi ilishapangwa neminwe yabantu.''' ⁵⁹ Nabobene ubunte bwabo tabwasuminishiwe. ⁶⁰ Nakafundisha mukalamba aiminine muli bena nokwipusha Yesu, ''Taukwete ubwasuko? Finshi aba bantu balepela ubunte pali iwe?'' ⁶¹ Lelo alitondolo nokwasuka nangu kamo. Nakabili shimapepo mukalamba bamwipwishe nokulanda ati, ''Bushe niwe Kristu, umwana wawapalwa?'' ⁶² Yesu ayaswike ukuti ninebo; kabili mukamona umwana wamuntu elyo akekala kukuboko kwakulyo nokubwela namakumbi yamumulu.'' ⁶³ Shimapepo mukalamba alepwile umwingila wakwe nokutila, ''Bushe tucili tulefwaya bakambone nabambi? ⁶⁴ Namuyumfwila imiponto. ubusalo bobe bwashani?'' nabonse balimususha nokutila naulinga ukufwa. ⁶⁵ Bambi bayambile ukumusakila amate nokufimba icinso cakwe nokumuma kabili nokulanda kuli ena, ''Sesema!'' nabashilika bamusendele nokumuma. ⁶⁶ Ilyo Petelo acili mulubansa, naumo umukashana umubomfi waba shimapepo aishile kuli ena. ⁶⁷ Amwene Petelo aleonta umulilo, amulolekesha nokumweba ati, ''Nobe mwali pamo nomwina Nasaleti, Yesu.'' ⁶⁸ Lelo alikene, nokulanda, ''nshishibe nangula ukumfwa efyo ulelandapo.'' Kabili afumine nokuya pamwinshi namukolwe alila. ⁶⁹ Naumubomfi umukashana amumwene nokutampa ukulanda kui abo abaimanine palya ati, ''Noyu umo muli bene!'' ⁷⁰ Lelo alikene nakabili. Panuma yakashita akanono elyo abaiminine palya bacili balelanda kuli Petelo, ''Icine cine uli umo muli bena, pantu nobe wine uli mwina Galileya.'' ⁷¹ Lelo atampile ukuibika umwine mumashamo nokutampa ukulapa, ''Nshimwishibe uyo muntu mulelandapo.'' ⁷² Namukolwe apopene alilile umuku walenga bubili. Elyo Petelo aibwishe amashiwi ayo Yesu alandile kuli ena: ''Libe mukolwe wabubili talalila, ulinokunkana imiku itatu,'' kabili aponene panshi nokulila.